Seattle student nurse Jackie Forrest knows she doesn’t have much experience with the opposite sex. So she’s not sure how to respond when the sophisticated new man in her life claims he just wants to be friends. Against her better judgment she soon finds herself falling for her new friend, a man she knows is way out of her league.

Sam Maxwell, a former nightclub owner, has plenty of experience, especially with women. The last thing he wants is another one. He’s so busy reinventing himself after taking over the family business he doesn’t realize he’s lonely until he meets Jackie. She’s not his type, but in the grounded young nurse he discovers admirable courage and stability that bring him to terms with the ghosts of his past.

What can inexperienced, hardworking Jackie offer Sam to make him turn his back on the glamour and excitement of his old lifestyle and learn to love again?

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